Results for "Smithsonian contributions to the marine sciences"
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William Stimpson and the Smithsonian’s First Aquarium
- Date: July 14, 2015
- Description: William Stimpson and the first aquarium at the Smithsonian Institution.
- Finding Aid
SIA RU009622, National Museum of Natural History 100th Anniversary Oral History Interviews, 2009-2011
- Date: 2009 2009-2011
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Webpage
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History
- Date: July 17, 2018
- Description: Ron Vasile teaches AP U.S. History, U.S. History and Anthropology at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois.We bring to you the story of a dedicated naturalist turned museum pioneer.
Marching Our Way to the Smithsonian
- Date: November 6, 2018
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Sure, you’ve heard of famed composer John Philip Sousa. But did you know that Sousa composed a march just for the Smithsonian?On November 6, 1854, the “March King” John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. With roots in Southeast Washington near the Marine Barracks, where his father played trombone in the United States Marine Band, it should have been of no surprise to
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Theodore Nicholas Gill
- Date: December 13, 2017
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_391595,size=300,left]Theodore Nicholas Gill, “Ichthyobranchius”, was many things: an ichthyologist, law student, professor of zoology, Senior Assistant Librarian of Congress, member of the Megatherium Club, and as Robert Kennicott described him “about the oddest fish I’ve come across.” His contributions to science were remarkable, producing more than
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Little Things Mean a Lot
- Date: March 10, 2011
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="229" caption="Mary Alice McWhinnie (1922-1980) was a professor of biology at DePaul University and a world-renowned authority on krill when she began working on research ships off-shore in 1962, when this photograph was taken, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, cc. 90-105
Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Examining Fish
- Date: 1975
- Creator: Sandved, Kjell Bloch 1922-
- Creator: Sandved, Kjell Bloch 1922-
Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Studying Fish
- Date: 1975
- Creator: Sandved, Kjell Bloch 1922-
- Creator: Sandved, Kjell Bloch 1922-
Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Working at Desk
- Date: 1975
- Creator: Sandved, Kjell Bloch 1922-
- Creator: Sandved, Kjell Bloch 1922-
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Roberta W. Rubinoff
- Date: August 19, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Roberta Wolff Rubinoff was a biologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama between 1965 and 1979. In 1980, she was appointed the assistant director of the Office of Fellowships and Grants in Washington, D.C., and from 1986 to 2001, she served in the top role as director of the office.In Panama, Rubinoff served as the marine sciences coordinator and
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Diminutive but Determined: Mary Jane Rathbun
- Date: March 6, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Mary Jane Rathbun, diminutive but determined, was the first full time female curator at the Smithsonian.
